Please provide some do's and don'ts on dealing with high blood pressure.

Ignore: Do buy your own cuff and use it do check your BP after 10 minutes complete rest do bring to visits.

Ignore: Take medicines regularly and monitor BP periodically. Do not stop without medical advice.

Ignore: Don't stop your BP meds without speaking to your doctor and do take them as prescribed.

Ignore: Do take your medicines and minimize salt intake. Don't ignore hypertension.

Ignore: Don't run out or stop your medicine because your blood pressure is in the normal range.

Ignore: Make sure you take prescribed medication religiously (never miss a dose).

Ignore: Do watch your salt intake & try to shed extra pounds.Don't binge drink,reduce stress,&avoid tobacco.

Ignore: Take all of your meds as prescribed at the same time each day.

Ignore: Most people can't "feel" high blood pressure. Take your medications daily or as prescribed.

Ignore: Do decrease the amount of sodium in your diet!

Ignore: Don't change your medicine dose without checking with your doctor.

Ignore: Take your meds as prescribed. Check your BP at home and have MD verify that meter works properly.

Ignore: Exercise,2gm salt diet, Avoid MSG, canned food, avoid alcohol.Relaxation,yoga,healthy sleeping habit.

Ignore: Be consistent! No sodium added, exercise daily. Avoid what didn't grow off the ground or sea.

Ignore: Do take you medicine every day. Do monitor your blood pressure weekly. Do exercise.

Ignore: Running will help reduce high blood pressure.

Ignore: Minimize salt; take pills as prescribed; measure BP at home weekly; exercise daily; get to ideal wt.

Ignore: Carefully read nutrition info labels on foods for salt content. No canned, smoked and processed meat.

Be compliant to Meds: Do take your medicines regularly as prescribed. Do Monitor BP at least once a week. Do exercise daily. Do maintain your ideal body weight as much as yo can Do restrict salt in your diet Do get screened for additional risk factors like High Cholesterol, Diabetes,Thyroid diseases. Take Baby Aspirin to prevent Heart attack.

Ignore: Do limit salt. Do increase fiber. Do increase calcium, potassium & magnesium. Do take seriously.

Ignore: Monitor your blood pressure at home and keep a log to review with your doctor.

Ignore: Know your numbers, reduce salt, fatty foods, excess alcohol,eat healthy, exercise, take your meds.

Ignore: Use low sodium diet (1.5-2.3 grams of sodium/day). Avoid canned,pickled,jarred foods,coffee, ETOH.

Ignore: Ideal body weight, regular exercise, minimal salt, little or no alcohol, balanced diet, no smoking.

Ignore: Do lose weight, eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Take all blood pressure meds as prscribed.

Ignore: Do make sure you are good about minimizing your sodium intake and good about exercising.

Ignore: Most high blood pressure sufferers can benefit greatly from a low salt diet.